By: Jeff Sommes
Police in Newark are investigating an overnight pedestrian strike that left a sanitation worker injured in the city’s Vailsburg section.
The incident occurred shortly before 10:50 p.m. in the 800 block of South Orange Avenue, near Alexander Street.
Emergency units responded to reports of an injured person and arrived to find a sanitation worker suffering from non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle.
The victim was treated at the scene and is expected to recover, according to officials.
No additional details have been released, and the cause of the incident remains under investigation.
Authorities say updates will be provided as more information becomes available.